The Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has apologised to the Catholic Church over comments he made while defending his appointment as the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council. The apology came less than 24 hours after some aggrieved members of the Catholic Church, under the auspices of Concerned Catholics in Nigeria…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah has said that the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is totally reprehensible and setback to the country’s progress on national integration. Speaking in an interview with Channels television on Thursday, Kukah said the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of 1993 election has been…
Some aggrieved members of the Roman Catholic Church have called for the immediate suspension Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau state from the Church for alleged blasphemy. Addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, the condemned the governor for making reference to the Pope while defending his acceptance to serve as the Director-General of the…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have signed a pact to promote peace in the country ahead of the 2023 elections. In a statement on Wednesday by Samson Ayokunle, immediate past president of CAN, the two religious organisations signed the accord at the international religious freedom…
Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has said that those who lost out in their bids to be appointed running mate to Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have resorted to promoting religious sentiments. Speaking with State House Correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Lalong…
A notorious terrorists leader, Alhaji Shanono and 18 others have been neutralised in the ongoing operations by the Nigerian Airforce in the Northwest. In a statement on Wednesday, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said over 30 riffles and 20 motorcycles were destroyed during the airstrike. He said Shanono was…
